CVC 'op' Family Worksheet: Read, Cut, and Reveal!
Working through the 'op' word family — words like 'hop', 'mop', and 'top' — helps children ages 4-5 practice blending consonant-vowel-consonant sounds into fluent whole words. Recognizing that these words all end the same way builds pattern recognition, a shortcut that lets emerging readers decode new words faster once they've mastered a handful of common word families.
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How to use this worksheet
Read each 'op' word together first, sounding out each letter before blending them smoothly. Cut along the dotted line for each word card, then fold it so only the word shows. Ask your child to read the hidden word from memory, and once they've made their best attempt, unfold the flap to reveal the matching picture and check whether they got it right. Repeat until every word has been read and revealed.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Crayons
Extension activities
- •Hop like a bunny each time your child correctly reads an 'op' word, turning practice into a movement game.
- •Swap the beginning letter on a whiteboard to generate new 'op' words, like changing 'hop' to 'pop' to 'stop'.
- •Have your child sort the cut-out word cards into a pile of words they can read quickly and ones they need more practice with.
- •Write a short silly story together using as many 'op' words as possible.
Tips for parents and teachers
If your child peeks at the picture before attempting to read the word, gently cover it until they've made a guess — the point of the reveal is to practice decoding first. Keep scissors use supervised and offer to make the first cut if fine motor control is still developing. Praise effort at sounding out even when the first guess is wrong, since repeated attempts build blending confidence.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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